How can White save himself?
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I was analyzing Vallejo Pons vs. Svidler when I noticed an interesting knight sacrifice on move 18 (which Vallejo didn't play) followed by an exchange sacrifice. My analysis took me to this position. Black's king looks safe, and white's king is very open. White is down an exchange and his position seems lost. White to play and save himself!
The full game
Good puzzle.
Thanks for the variations.
pretty cool puzzle
Thanks. My first composition!
Well spotted with the Queen sacrifice.
Servietsky, 2...Qxd7 3. Bxd7 bxc6. Did I miss something?
Servietsky's line is wrong. After Qd5 the line is Qxd5 Nxd5 Nd7+ Kc8 Nb6++ Kb8 Nxa8 Kxa8 and white is up in material.
@ mattattack99 - your puzzle appears to have no relationship with the Valejjo - Svidler game in post in #2.
You perhaps derived it somehow, but it's hard to guess how, since in your "version" black did not castle but slowly moved to a queenside, and in the game black castled kingside on move 7.
dandaman55 wrote:
Servietsky's line is wrong. After Qd5 the line is Qxd5 Nxd5 Nd7+ Kc8 Nb6++ Kb8 Nxa8 Kxa8 and white is up in material.
Dragec wrote:
@ mattattack99 - your puzzle appears to have no relationship with the Valejjo - Svidler game in post in #2.
You perhaps derived it somehow, but it's hard to guess how, since in your "version" black did not castle but slowly moved to a queenside, and in the game black castled kingside on move 7.
On move 18, I looked at Nxh7, instead of the game's Nxf7. My analysis led to the black king running toward the queenside. That's how I reached the diagrammed position.
Servietsky- On your line (comment 12) you gave 5. Nxa8. White would play Nxd5, and with 2 pieces for a rook and a far advanced passed pawn on h5, white would be winning.